Sprayer.



No. 866,201. W PATNTBD. SEPT. 17, 1907.

' y H. E?. HOLLEY.

SPRAYER. APPLICATION FILED JULY so. 190e.

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A NORA/Ew [NMEA/TOR No. 856,201. PATENTBD SEPT. 17, 1907.

i 11. E. HOLLEY.

SPRAYER.

v APPLIGATION FILED JULY 30, 1906.

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To all lwhom it 'may 4concert/r:

Be it knownjthat I, Hnnnnn'r E. HOLLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pulteney, in the county of Steuben and State of New York, .have invented a y new and useful'Sprayer, oi which the. following isa' 'specification.r 4

' `This invention` relates to apparatus for spraying trees, shrubs and growing plants of various kinds, and

has for its object to improve the construction andin,

Acrease the efficiency of devices of this character.

with theegjandsther objects in view, which win appearas the natureof the invention is better understood, the invention consists in certain novel features of i construction 'as hereinafter fully described and y A claimed.

A In the accompanying drawings .forming a `part' oi this specification and in which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, is illustrated the preferred form ofthe embodiment of the .0 invention capableoi carrying the same into practical operation, it being understood that various. changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction lmay' be resorted to Without departing from the principle 'or sacrificing any of the `adwintnges of this 'invention within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawingsce-Figure l is a side elevation with one of theground wheels removed and the axlein transverse section. Fig. 2 is a plan view. .y Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail elevation, partly in section, of one' of the spray nozzle-devices and its adjusting mechanism. l Fig. 4 is a. plan viewoi the parts shownin Fig. 3. Lig. 5 is an enlarged sectional detail of a part of the sprayer adjustment. Figs. (i and 7 are. views similar to Figs. 1 and 2, illustrating moditications in some of the parte.

Fig. 8 is a rear elevation showing anothermodified4 i :form of machine, parts thereof `losing shown in section; l Fig`.9 iska plan view of. a portion of the rear end of said machine; Fig. 10'is an enlarged side elevation of one of the sprockets with its cap removed;l Fig. l'l is a plan A0 view of a machine similar to that disclosed in Fig. l,

" the same being shown provided with mechanism for driving the pump from both supporting wheels; Fig. l

12 isan enlarged section through the clutch of one olf the gears of the driving mechanism; Fig. 13 is a transverse section through said gear and the clutch therein. The improved devicewomprises asupporting frame l0 having a depending axle ll carrying groundwheels L12-13, and provided with means such as tbills 14.--15 and Whiiiletree 16 for the draft animal. Supported within the frame .l0 and Within the bend oi the axle is a receptacle 9 for the spraying liquid,1 the receptacle preferably being in barrel or oaslr form as shown. A pump 17 'of s'v itable construction is mounted upon the receptacle and provided with au operating lever 3.8 and with one or more discharge members, preferably in thel Specification-of Letters` Patent'. Application Bled July 30, 3.190,6. Serial No. 328,426 r rlonger crank arms and imparts the requisite movement 4,redentor este A1 'Licor'.`

form oi 'flexible hose,:as shown at i9. The pump is designed tobe operated from the ground wheels and the operating means may be couplodto one or hoth'othe wheels, but for the purpose of illustration is shown connected to one wheel only and embraces in its simple form a relatively large gear'whoel 20-connected inany suitable manner to the ground wheel 13,' as, for instance, by means of a collar-2l for bearing over the hub -22 and secured in position bysetscrsws 2s. slidably disposed upon-the frame 10 is a base plate 24Vha`ving a p stub shaft 25Mfor receiving a smaller gear 26'dapted to engage the large gear 20'\ 1vhen4 the plate 24 is in one position and bedisconnectedtherefrom when the plate is' disposed in itsfother position. The base plate 24 is pro# vided with spaced slots 27 through-which cap bolts 28 extend into the frame 10, land thus provide eiiicient means for supporting the plate in position adjustably. Pi'voted at 29 upon the frame 10 is aplever 30, and connesting this lever with the plate 24 isa 31, so that the plate together with the gear 26 carried thereby may be operated. A crank arm 32 is connected to the'vtub shaft 25, and mounted in bearings 33-34'011 tlie frame 10 is'a countersbaft 35, the latter crank 36;37 at its ends. The crank arm 36 is the pump leverl by a rod 38 andthe cxnnkarm 37 is 89 connected to the crank arm 32 by a rod 39. The crank arrn 32 is vcouuparatively short and the crank arms 36e-37 comparatively long, so that the shorter crank arm in making a complete revolution, only vibrates the to the pump lever., All of the crank arms are provided with graduated apertures, so that the rods 38-39 may be adjusted to regulate the throw of the pump handle, and thus correspondingly control the strength of the discharge from the nozzles. By this vmeans the pump `will be operated as the frame 10 with its attachments is drawn over the ground. f

The frame 10 extends rearwardly of the kpump operating mechanism and upon this extended portion of the frame the spraying devices ure supported. AnyiEl .required number oil-heee spraying devices may be employed, but for the purpose of illustration two of such devices are shown, but as they are preciselyalike, the description of one will sulice for both. The v sprayer supporting means consists or an :mn 40 swing- 100 ing from the frame 10 and adapted to be clamped in any desired position by'bolt 41 having a lever nut 362 and with a head e1-2`swivelcd as at43 upon the arni'and adapted to be locked in any desired position relative thereto as by a ,set screw 44. Extending through the head 42 -is a bolt 45 having a hook or clip 46 at one end and a. clamp lever nut 47 at the other end. i The hooked clip 46 is designed to receive a tubular section 48 provided with a controlling valve 49 and to 'which one of the hose'membersl is cou- 110 pled as 'at 50. Connected at 51 to the outer end oi the tubular member 48 is a vertical branch 52, to the opposite ends of which spray nozzles 53-54 are connected by swivel joints as at 55-56. By this arrangement the nozzles can be directed to project the spraying liquid in any desired direction, and atfany angle relative tothe irame ll), as will be obvious.

j The arms 40 being adjustable horizontally/upon the vfranse l0, the heads l being rotatively adjustable the like. A A

In Figs. 6 and 7 aniodiied 'constructionohthe driving mechanism is shownl consisting in 'a `chain' driven mechanism in place of the gear vdriven mechanism shown in Figs. struction consists of chain lWheel 57 connected in any suitable manner to the ground wheel 13 as by a sleeve or shell 58 bearing overgtlie hubf22 and connected thereto by setv screws Sil. lidoum'ted'v for 'rota-i:

tion in bearings 60-61 upon the framed() is a counter nected by a rod 64 to the pump handle 18 a.nd with'a chain WheelI 65 at the other lend to receive a chain 65 from the hain Wheel 57 A clutch 67 of suitable construction is arranged upon.. the shaft .62, and operated by avshipper lever 68, to connect and disconnect the chain Wheel 57. The crank 63 is slotted longitudinally to enable the clamp bolt 69 of theconnecting rod 64 to be adjusted to control the throw oi the pump lever 18, and thus regulatev the force oi tho stream. ydischarged from the pump.

ln Figs. 8 and 9 is shown another modification which is somewhat similar to that shown in Figs. 6 and-Twith the exception that .the drive mechanism is duplicated. lt will be noticed thattw0 shaits 62 are provided, the same extendingin opposite directions from the cranlr arms 70 arrangedvat opposite sides ofthe leverlS andpivotally connected vto it. A'ratchet wheel -71 is arranged at the outer end of each shaft 62 upon a sleeve 7 2.- i` Each sleeve is adapted to be engaged by a.' clutch 73 mounted on the shalt 62 in the manner shown and described in connection with the construction set forth in Figs.v 6 and 7. A sprocket 74 is loosely mounted on each sleeve 72 and has a circular flange 75 extending` therefrom and across the toothed face of the ratchet Wheel-7l. A ring 7 G is sccuredto the flange 75 so as to overlap the teeth oi the ratchet wheel. Spring pressed pawls 77 are pivoted Within the gear and normally en-v gage the ratchet Wheel so that when the sprocket is rotated in one direction the sleeve is caused to revolve therewith, but when rotated in the opposite direction the pawls will slip 'over the ratchet and the sleeve will remain stationary. The sprockets 74 are driven from the sprockets 67 by chainsv 66. By providing this par 'tisular connection between the sprockets 74 and the shafts 62 the power for driving the pump lever may be 'upon the arms, the tubular mcn1bers`48 being adpotatoes or like vegetation,v trees', shrubs, bushes and' l and'2.- The'rnodified cou-4 shaft (l2 having a crank arm 63 at one end and con-f.

esenti I derived from both wheels l2 and 13 vor either of them ii the machine is being turned and one of the wheels thereor out of engagement with their-"shafts, I provide slides f ore rendered practically stationary. In 'order that both sprockets 74 may be simultaneously thrown intoV 78 winch-engage the clutches 73 andare connected to will be moved into engagement with the sleeves 72, and

will be simultaneously disengaged;

It will be understood'that the pawl andrtchet mech-A mism shown in Figs. s and 1o is not essential to the op;

by moving the lever in' theA other direction the sleeves i 'eration of the machine for the reason'thnt the chit'cli'4 members will Bnp should gne-0f newness 12am is rotate faster than the other. Shouldgthe drive mech'anism shawn in Fig. 1 be duplicated it would be necessary toprovide some form of ratchftgmechanisi witlrinthe i shown in' Figs. 8 and but is preferably more uns. mais thezshsft enligne diesem' ont m gear 26 'and said nie'cliauil-nr1 maybe'sir'nilar to that@ ,msde'up'of roller vuitcliets adapted'- vto bind upon the'j -26' and.

as of staan-,fing maritiem e hewn prqviaed'jwmia' "circularjrec'ess 84 in one face andin' whichv is'efvolubly mounted a disk provider.wuhiaiwpipnery v rith depressions 86, lone 'Wall of. eacli.l depression-being cnvex and' merging graduallyinto the periphery of the:

disk.` These depressions are designed to receivqmov: able clutch elements auch as rollers 87, Van daplato 88 retain the rollers in position, saidplate being securedfto ythe disk. An arm 89 corresponding tile arm'zesxtends from .this -plate. Obviously `when the 83-is rotated yin one direction it will usetlie rollers .87 vto gear to rotate in unison thereby revolving the arm 89 Whenghowever, the'gears rotate in the opposite direc-,-

tion as when the machine is being backed or turned the rfollers will move into the deepest portions 'of tliedeprstime; and wiriie the gear will rotate, thedisk therein and the arm' connected thereto. will-remain stationary. arnniv 89 ,is

at both sides oithe machine and each of the ln this modified construction the 'gearing is duplicated connected to a pitman 90 connected to anddesigned to rock a shaft 91 corresponding with th shaft 35 hereinbefore referred to. y Y

Having thus described the iscl l 1. 1n aspraylng apparatus bf the character described the cmnbrmtlou with n. receptacle, a pump communicating them-with, und menus for actuating the pumn-of a pivotinvention, what: is claimed `:illy supported uvm, means for securing said arm against movement, :i houd swlveled upon the arm, a 'clamping hook :xdjustubly secured to the head, n longitudinally alud rotahu. thxiur connection between the vulved tube und. the pump, u brunch tube connected intermediate lts endl with .hc outer und of the vulved tube, und a nozzle swlveled to (he frm: omis of the brauch tube.

2..-lu u device of the 'character desctlbedfthe combinamhly adjustable vnlved tube engaged by said hook, a flexi-` looA disposedupon the openface ofthe gearsud designed to.

lzich with supporting wheels, o franco carried thereby, a tardi,J :L- pump communicating with the tank, and1ndepondoniv opa ed mechanism for transmitting motion from oit wheel lio tho pump when said Wheel is moved in one direcon only; of o pvotaly supported arm, means for scouring said arm against movement; a head swiveled on the arm, a. clmnpng hook secured to` the head, a valve@ tube engaged by the hook, a fiexblo tubular connection between said tube and the pump, a branch tube connected l() intormeware its-ends with 'the outer end of the valved tube, and a nozzle movably connected to the re ends` of the branch tube. v

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own,'1 have hereto axed my sgnalture in th presence ot two witnesses.

WILLARD A. Pnmnmss, FRANK G. HAHIAWAY. 

